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To RH Milroy From Mary Milroy July 15 1863

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Rensselaer, Ind.
July 15th 1863
My dear Robert,
I returned home from Lafayette and Delphi evening before last by the way of Logansport. I found the children all well and got along very well in my absence. I got my teet fixt on a new plate for half price which is 20 dollars, whilst I was there orders came from Morton to raise troops and send them down as fast as possible to repel Morgan which produced considerable excitement and stir in the city. Dr. Moore was going and men that had not though of of going to war were ready to
turn out. Whilst I was
traiding in Wards store I
was told about that lying
piece in the New York Tribune
about you and I, which was
copyed in the Lafayette Journal
I told Ward that I had seen the
charges before, and that they were
false, and could prove to the
Editors of the Journal by letters from
my Husband which I had with
me, that he did not act a cowardly
and base part in the Winchester
affair, he said that he would
go with me to the Journal office
and introduce me. I went with
him and requested to see the
piece, he gave me a paper, when I
read it the remarks of the
Tribune Editor made my blood
almost boil, I gave the Editor
of Journal your letters he said that
he would publish a defence, I

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Missing Image A
Rensselaer, Ind.
July 15th 1863
My dear Robert,
I returned home from Lafayette and Delphi evening before last by the way of Logansport. I found the children all well and got along very well in my absence. I got my teet fixt on a new plate for half price which is 20 dollars, whilst I was there orders came from Morton to raise troops and send them down as fast as possible to repel Morgan which produced considerable excitement and stir in the city. Dr. Moore was going and men that had not though of of going to war were ready to
turn out. Whilst I was
traiding in Wards store I
was told about that lying
piece in the New York Tribune
about you and I, which was
copyed in the Lafayette Journal
I told Ward that I had seen the
charges before, and that they were
false, and could prove to the
Editors of the Journal by letters from
my Husband which I had with
me, that he did not act a cowardly
and base part in the Winchester
affair, he said that he would
go with me to the Journal office
and introduce me. I went with
him and requested to see the
piece, he gave me a paper, when I
read it the remarks of the
Tribune Editor made my blood
almost boil, I gave the Editor
of Journal your letters he said that
he would publish a defence, I

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This item is owned by the Jasper County Public Library. Permission to publish or reproduce this item is required and must be obtained from the Director of the Jasper County Public Library, Rensselaer, Indiana. Please visit www.myjcpl.org for more information.